Smasher:Dark.Pch

Dark.Pch
Team info
Crew(s)	Imperial Era
Personal and other info
Real name	Ulysses
Location	New York
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Intermediate

About Dark.Pch

Dark.Pch started playing advanced level melee in the spring of 2006. For this journey to higher level play, he chose Peach as a main and has since then has stuck with her. He was very attached to his Peach play, and therefore never really played any other characters. Even now, Dark.Pch finds it extremely difficult to use any other character efficiently and smartly. When attempting characters other than Peach, his mindgames tend to be rather limited. The one exception to this trend is Zelda, whom he has been able to develop somewhat, though not anywhere near the level of his Peach play. In recent days his Peach had improved exponentially, and has become a decent competitive player. He has recently increased his activity on the tournament scene and readily takes any advice given to him. This activity in conjunction with his determination to become a smash great and strong work ethic have been the spark of this transition to improvement. Dark.Pch is more than just a smasher though. His talents double as that of an aspiring artist; he creates his own anime/manga art. Amongst his friends his most known would be his “Dark X” series. The only tournament that Dark.Pch has won was a small, free tournament at Polytechnic college in New York City. In the finals, he was matched up against a talented Pikachu player from the renowned crew, Deadly Alliance. He held his own and managed to take the win. Presently he works really hard to go deep into tournaments and hopes to one day consistently place at the top. Only time can tell when the beast from within will erupt and his skill will rise off the charts. He has tons of videos on Youtube, so it is easy to sift through and see just how much his skills have progressed over time. And new videos are always being put out, so check him out!

Strong points

Dark.Pch can be very creative on the fly. He is very talented at throwing people off balance with the most random mindgames. He is most renowned for his intriguing grab and up smash mindgames. The up smash is so random and amazing that even when people see it coming they jump right into it. The random employment of usmash is a facet of Dark.Pch’s game that has been trickling down to other Peaches with high rates of success. He is also very spontaneous with his grabs, so crafty at sneaking them in whenever the opponent expects everything but the grab. It is these two particular faces of his game that have gotten him the nicknames “King of Grabs” and “Upsmash God”. His mindgames are so creative and unusual at times that it shows clear signs of an untapped stream of unpredictability that will one day be exploited and propel him to the top levels of smash.

Weak Points

The most easily exploitable thing about Dark.Pch is that he finds himself often easily comboed. It is a misconception that this is simply because he is Peach, who as a character is easy to combo. He has admitted that his DI skills aren’t quite up to snuff and if he were to improve this, fights would become infinitely less stressful for him. His biggest problem with DI is that he doesn’t quite know when and how much to DI when he gets hit. He also has a strange problem with teching on the floor after being hit, which makes him easily exploitable at times. Also in spite of his random mindgames, he occasionally falls into the trap of being predictable, which happens mostly when he is not fully focused and lets his mind float elsewhere

How Dark.Pch got his name

Even when pitted against opponents that counter Peach, he always uses Peach in competitive play and friendlies (though he includes some Zelda in friendlies). Under no circumstance, tournament play or not, would he even consider changing his character to make things potentially easier for himself. He is a Peach player down to the very last fiber in his bones. To suit his name, his official color is the Daisy outfitted Peach. Occasionally he will use other colors, but in any match that counts to him, you can be sure that he will be giving full representation of his name by using the Daisy peach. Watch out for those blue shoes!

And for those who can’t figure it out, “Pch” is simply an abbreviation for Peach. He does not care that it is a three letter abbreviation for a five letter word.

Worst match ups

Dark.Pch hates playing against these particular characters:

• C.Falcon
• Falco
• Sheik
• Fox (at times)
• Marth (at times)
• Y.Link (ones that are based on spamming weapons and evading more that attacking)

Smash Idols

• Mike G
• Wife
• Vidjo
• ElfenLiedPeach

Dark.Pch is inspired by the first three players and does what he can to try and be just like them by watching thier videos and learning from them. The fourth one provides to him the passionate fires he needs to push forward and strive his hardest to attain his goal of becoming an elite smasher.

The Dark.Pch Fan Club

A northern New Jersey crew not yet very well known, The Leisuremen of Chaos, has recently founded a Dark.Pch fanclub. It has been created for reasons not quite well known other than the fact that they all like his personality and kindness, and greatly enjoy watching him climb the steps to further advance his smash prowess. Led by Dark.Pch's incredibly enthusiastic girlfriend, the Dark.Pch fanclub has become an extra crutch that watches his back at all times and supports his playing at all times. It is rumored that the Leisuremen of Chaos may soon merge with Dark.Pch's crew, Imperial Era. As of now, if that merger occured, the name of that crew would be 'Imperial Quietus', which would hope to rise to prominence throughout the tri-state area given the time to improve.

Videos Of Dark.Pch

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• Dark.Pch 2 (NEW combo video June 2007)
• Dark.Pch (OLD combo video August 2006)

Imperial Era Combo Videos

• Imperial Era The way it was in the summer of 2006
• Imperial Era 2The way it is today